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Galena from
Phillipsburg mine, Diamond Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Phillipsburg mine, Diamond Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:273377
Long-form Identifier:1:3:273377:7
GUID (UUID V4):3acda4b6-80e1-4ce5-baa6-18517e6c5136
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
0.7km (0.4 miles) Wilcox claims, Diamond Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) Mammoth Mine, Diamond Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) Silver Bell Mine, Diamond Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) Champion mine, Diamond Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) West Side Center Silver Boy No. 1, Diamond Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
5.1km (3.1 miles) Pixie Claim, Diamond Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) Steel Galena mine, Diamond Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) Bay State mine, Newark Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
26.2km (16.3 miles) Holly Extension mine, Adams Hill, Eureka Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
26.2km (16.3 miles) Richmond-Eureka mine (Ruby Hill mine), Ruby Hill, Eureka Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (issue)
at Silver Reef in southwestern Utah’s Washington County (figure 1) is a very unique occurrence. The high-grade...City cuts right through the middle of the Mining District. (Continued on page 2) The Moravian Territorial...km2), but with a rich and world- famous history of mining and associated mineralogy. In the city of Brno...Chlorargyrite, on and impregnating Sandstone, Silver Reef District, Washington Co., UT, 6 x 5 x 3 cm. Author’s specimen...Sandstone. Figure 3: Geologic map of the Mining District showing the outcrops of the Springdale Sandstone
Report (volume)
it helpful to refer to Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant, it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals of wide distribution...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products but because they furnish...E. H. Barbour, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Nevada...........Dr. W. S. Tangier Smith, Berkeley, Cal...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found
Report (volume)
....................................... 102 District of Columbia ............................................................................ 187 Nevada..................................................to refer to Geological Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals that are widely...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products, but because they furnish
Book
" \ AN)» el \} -w y = —Z- es MC =) a oS MINING 147 AND MINERAL OPERATIONS IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN...cataloged as follows: United States. Bureau of Mines. Mining and mineral operations in the Rocky Mountain States;...and nonmetallics. Stable and economic domestic mining, mineral, metal, and mineral reclamation industries...enjoy your experiences. This pamphlet, a guide to mining and mineral operations that may be observed or...aid tourists and students who are interested in mining. Some may wish to study our Nation’s romantic past;
Report (issue)
limestone or dolomite. It is a useful ore guide in many mining districts UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE........... Characteristics of jasperoid in major mining districts of the United States ..................................................... Tri-State district, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri ................Clifton-Morenci district, Arizona .............................. Bisbee (Warren) district, Arizona ........ Ely (Robinson) district, Nevada .............................. Leadville district, Colorado ......
Report (issue)
of the Arizona Geological society, society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc., and the U. s...We also want to thank collectively, all of the mining companies and staff who graciously allowed us to...ALONG THE 1-80 CORRIDOR, RENO TO BATTLE MOUNTAIN, NEVADA R. Cuffney, R. Atkinson and R. Buffa Revised 1990...north-south ranges of central and northeastern Nevada (Fig. I). These belts, or their extensions, contain...vast majority of precious metal deposits found in Nevada to date. Our trip begins in the Walker Lane mineral
Report (volume)
Western Sierra C:ourlty, New Mexico, Suggested by Mining Distri.cts, Ceologyt and c ·eochemicaf, Anomalies... Mineral Belts in Western Sierra County, New Mexico, Suggested by Mining Districts, Geology, and Geochemical...information on mineral belts in western Sierra County, New Mexico, indicates many new areas favorable...1921Mineral belts in western Sierra County, New Mexico, suggested by mining districts, geology, and geochemical...resources-New Mexico-Sierra County. 2. Geology-New Mexico-Sierra County. I. Heyl, Allen Van, 1918- II
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
about 35 miles northwest of Flagstaff, in Coconino County, a pineforested volcanic area. The elevation is...in California recently I visited the Los Angeles County Museum in Los Angeles to see the famous collection...in Los Angeles can walk across the lawn to the County Museum for another thrill—the display of some of...weekends. "At a mine east of Leadville (Lake Co.). Colo., almost at the end of Lake County, I found a specimen...are reported from only one mine at Mackay, Idaho. Also found at this mine are malachite, azurite, cuprite
Book (volume)
Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare alluvial Diamond. THEBES: c area...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods
Book (volume)
Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare alluvial Diamond. THEBES: c area...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods
Report (issue)
resource areas in the Basin and Range Province of Nevada by George Wong Open-File Report 83-721 This...Appendix A **~""~~"* "* *** *"* * » Table Table 1. District descriptions . .-.-.-. . -.-. . . . .-. .-. <...resource areas in the Basin and Range Province of Nevada By George Wong The purpose of this map is to identify...Province. These areas include past and present mining and prospecting localities as well as areas of...map are not legal mining district boundaries and may include more than one district as well as adjacent
Catalog/List
to translucent crystal group 2x2 inches (Hilton Mine Cumbria) £15 BARYTES small platy white-creamy crystals...(Witherite is a poisonous mineral) 5x3 £15 Settlingstones Mine , near Hexham Northumberland CACOXENITE golden micros...cacoxenite rich area on magnetite lxlxl .5 Levaeniemi Mine, Norbotten Sweden £6 CALCITE good covering of white...massive with a hint of crystalline structure Geevor Mine Cornwall 4x2 £15 lx2 £5 --- CERULEITE small blue...minor white Alumopharmacosiderite. (Emma Louisa- Mine, Guanco, Taltal Province, Chile) 2xl .5 £10 CERUSSITE
Report (issue)
The Eureka Mining District Nevada By THOMAS B. NOLAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 406 Prepared..._ Pogonip group _____________________________ _ Eureka quartzite ___________________________ _ Hanson..._ Chainman shale ___________________________ _ Diamond Peak formation ___________________ _ Permian system...Prospect Ridge block ___________________________ _ Diamond tunnel thrust zone ________________ _ Ruby Hill...of the ores _______________________ _ Mines and mining ______________ __________________ _ Production
Journal (issue)
Scovil photo. In this issue also: Twin Creeks mine, USA Scott KLEINE, Bryan K. LEES & Malcolm SOUTHWOOD...Paul Cragan (USA) Malcolm Southwood (Australia) Associated Photographer: Jeff Scovil (USA) Contact: s...orpiment specimen from Cut 62 in Twin Creeks mine, Nevada, USA; 9.6 cm high. Azurite Corporation specimen...well-crystallised orpiment at the Twin Creeks mine in Northern Nevada, USA, and it's subsequent extraction as fine...corporations; one of them the mining company that owns and operates the mine, and the other a company that
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
,of commerci,alimportance. MINE WATERS. A studyof the 'behaviorof mine watersis essentialin an in-...cit., p. 420. $6Rickard, T. A., "The Enterprise Mine, Rico, Colorado," Trans. A•n. Inst. Min. Eng., vol...and silver-bearingtetrahedrite (freibergite) and galena. Silver is solublein dilutesulphurica'cid,'butthe...hessite, cerargyrite, argentiferous, te'trahedriteand galena,and metallicsilver. The testswere made in •5o...have no effect comparableto ferrous sulphate. Since mine waters in the deeperzonesbecomealkaline, it is pertinent
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
National University] at 06:43 31 December 2014 mine in Colorado, and they found virtually the entire...is associated with, among others, chalcopyrite, galena, sphalerite, pyrite, acanthite, bornite, calcite...tetrahedrite and pyrite specimen from the Anchor mine, Park City, Utah. The specimen was in the stock...present time are from the Sweet Home mine, near Alma, Park County, Colorado, where it occurs with rhodochrosite...Colorado localities include the Silverton-Eureka district, San Juan County, where tetrahedrite is often silver
Book (volume)
Where & How to Djg, Pan and Mine Your Own Gen1s & Minerals Where & I-low to 1-Iunt for Treasure From...vacation stops at a roadside "dig your own" gem mine. Junior finds a sapphire the size of a p ach and...) Many an unsuspecting tourist has stopped at a mine to try his or her luck and become a rockhound for...VOLUME2: Arizona California Colorado Hawaii Kansas Nevada New Mexico Oklahoma Texas Utah Alaska Idaho Iowa...VOLUME4: Northeast States Co1mecticut Delawar District of Columbia IUinois Indiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ARE DESIRED -#..., PLEASE SEND THEM I N . ALABAMA—Galena occurs in limestone 5 miles west of Jacksonville...on the Post territory which covers most of Yuma County, Arizona, and a small area in California."—letter...Crater of Diamonds is an abandoned diamond mine (the only diamond mine in the U. S.) that has been opened...found in their Volcanic Matrix. 2. Since the first diamond was discovered in 1906 by John Huddleston, more...have been rerecovered from this Crater. 3. First diamond washing plant was erected in 1914 and operated
Book
stumble over a valuable nugget and stake your own mining claim? Indeed it to is, and author book Jay...prospecting, he points out, is in abandoned mining districts, where valuable mineral ores are present...commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...RANSOM 1875-1948 An to the Eastern '‘Schoolmarm” Mining Camps of the Old West I I a s I \ h K... CONTENTS Preface ix PART I 1 Introduction to Mining and Mineralogy 2 Preparation for Mineral Collecting
Report (issue)
organization is carrying on for the direct advancement of mining interests throughout the country than can readily...oil resources of the Santa Maria oil district, Santa Barbara County, Cal., by Ralph Arnold and Robert Anderson...Jordan,.jr. 338. The iron ores of the Iron Springs district, southern Utah, by C. K. Leith and E. C. Harder...Phalen. 350. Geology of the Rangely oil district, Rio Blanco County, Colo., with a section on the water supply...Hess. 357. Preliminary report on the Coalinga oil district, Fresno and Kings counties, Cal., by Ralph Arnold
Book (volume)
chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville...chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza...gem qualityagatized and opalized wood. DAWES COUNTY CHADRON, in N part of Co. and as far W as Crawford...woods, etc. DAWSON COUNTY GOTHENBURG, in sand pitspetrified palm wood. DEUEL COUNTY CHAPPELL, all regional
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mile west of the community of Levesque in Cross County. This locality may also be given as 6 miles east...in Georgia (pp. 9-21). One locality in Habersham County should fascinate many of our readers. Here is Dr...forest service road, is found the Bethlehem mine. The mine is located about y4 mile east of the Camp Nine...of arsenopyrite with small lead-gray masses of galena. MASSACHUSETTS — "I am mailing you a package containing...in the quartz. These patches look something like galena but I do not think they are. Sometime ago I used
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Dakotas through Wyoming and eastern Idaho, Utah, and Nevada into Arizona. It connected with the Eastern Sea...reported from the Spring Mountain area (in southern Nevada, latitude 36° 30', longitude 115° 30') by Nolan...classic section for this basin is the Eureka section in central Nevada (latitude 39° 30', longitude 116°)...Cambrian, which is mostly quartzite. In Montana the Phillipsburg section, de­ scribed by Calkins and Emmons,...1,600 feet , in a deep well near Pomona, Howell County. KANSAS, OKLAHOMA, AND T E X A S Essentially the
Report (volume)
results. During the succeeding years nearly every county lost population, and the entire State, as is shown...cent; in manufacturing, 12.76 per cent, and in mining, 2.10 per cent. The above figures show the preponderance...manufacture. The mining industries of the State are mainly in the. eastern portion. Coal mining is carried...801 short tons, valued at $3,295,032. While coal mining is carried on in many of the counties in the Carboniferous...production of the State one-half came from Crawford County. Lead and zinc are mined in the southeastern portion
Report (issue)
large area in the south of France, an important district being at Baux (originally Beaux), from which locality...bauxite has been found In one locality in Riverside' County, California, and dlaspore occurs in compact masses...masses with andalusite in one locality in Mono County, California. Transparent crystals of dlaspore in...fo\ind by the writer in one locality in Calaveras County, California. .the PREPARATION - The usual process...Minerals and Rocks, 1937 i The American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, pp. 111-128. C. L
 
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